[Dixielandjazz] Bechet's sarrusophone

[Paul Edgerton]

I never would have guessed so many people cared about the subject of
woodwind bores.

But since we're on this bore-ing subject, it is true that piccolos are
made with both cylindrical and conical bores. The conical variety
tapering smaller as rather than larger as is typical of other
woodwinds and brasses. Since both are un-stopped (open) pipes, they
both produce a complete harmonic series.

-- Paul Edgerton, who *is* a woodwind bore

On Nov 16, 2007 2:47 PM, James O'Briant <jobriant at garlic.com> wrote:
> Someone wrote:
>
> > > Oops, that's wrong. The only woodwind instrument having
> > > a primarily cylindrical bore is the clarinet.
>
> Bill Allen replied:
>
> > And flute/piccolo
>
> A friend who is an oboe and flute player tells me that the piccolo is
> conical, but in reverse -- larger at the tone hole end and smaller at the
> open end of the
> instrument.
>
> I do know that a Tuba is conical, but that's probably irrelevant to this
> discussion....
>
> Jim O'Briant
> Gilroy, CA
> Tuba & Leader, The Zinfandel Stompers
>
>
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